Suzanne Axelsson
The Story of ... being invisible
being visibly invisible This is something I strive to be... The idea is that I want to be visible in the sense that the children know...
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Suzanne Axelsson, Greg Botrril
3 maj 20199 min läsning
Greg and Suzanne - a dialogue of Play, Time and Magic
Suzanne: Getting the opportunity to listen to you talk at the Play on Early Childhood Conference in Athens in mid April was a magical...
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Suzanne Axelsson
1 maj 20199 min läsning
The Story of... Time
This is one of those posts that actually I was kind of saving for my book, but due to the response I have received after my keynote in...
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Suzanne Axelsson
29 apr. 201911 min läsning
The story of - Loose Parts
I often see posts and discussion about open-ended toys and materials... loose-parts and sometimes wonder how "open-ended" is being...
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Suzanne Axelsson
28 apr. 20198 min läsning
The Story of... listening
Listen with your ears, eyes, heart and mind. This is how I start a philosophy session with my preschoolers. A simple reminder that there...
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Suzanne Axelsson
27 apr. 20197 min läsning
Valpurgis - Valborg - FIRE!
At the end of April in Sweden there is the Valborg celebration - where bonfires are lit around the country to give the sun strength and...
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Suzanne Axelsson
20 apr. 20194 min läsning
Harnessing the Power of Play
I am a big believer in play. for me it is an essential ingredient in life. And for those of you getting to know more about my idea of...
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Suzanne Axelsson
19 apr. 201910 min läsning
Circle time... to do or not to do
I have, over the years, frequently seen discussions around whether or not young children should be engaging in circle time... and...
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Suzanne Axelsson
15 apr. 20195 min läsning
The Story of a hug
Every once in a while I see posts about the benefits of hugs (touch) and babies... and just how it impacts the brain and development of...
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Suzanne Axelsson
9 apr. 20193 min läsning
One week
I have now been in Athens for a week. And in this time I have held two evening sessions - one on democratic learning and how I have used...
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Suzanne Axelsson
31 mars 20199 min läsning
The Story of Communication, chapter 2
The first chapter of this communication story was about how we, as educators, communicate - this post will focus on how the room...
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Suzanne Axelsson
27 mars 20194 min läsning
The joy of play and learning
Often I feel that there is status in happiness. That success is measured in happiness - and that as parents and educators we should be...
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Suzanne Axelsson
26 mars 20195 min läsning
Mess, chaos and the Reggio Emilia Approach
What looks like chaos to you might be a source of creativity to young learners, so don't be so quick to clear things away... Most often...
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Suzanne Axelsson
20 mars 20196 min läsning
The Story of Communication
Before we can start with the children there is a need to start with ourselves... as educators. So this post will focus on that before...
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Suzanne Axelsson
1 mars 20196 min läsning
A Play Ecosystem
As I dig deeper into trying to put Original Learning in words I am taking time to explore words... what do they mean, how will I use...
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Suzanne Axelsson
28 feb. 20199 min läsning
Malaguzzi's Three Children
The following text is taken from the book "Boken om pedagogerna" under redaktion av Anna Forsell (2008) (5th edition) (Finns på svenska...
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Suzanne Axelsson
21 feb. 20196 min läsning
Observations - easier said than done
One of the questions I have often been asked is - how do teachers do observations... as most teachers talk about that the teaching is...
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Suzanne Axelsson
21 feb. 20195 min läsning
Exploring Documentation Together
This post will have it's main focus for educators that do not work together at the same setting but meet up in learning circles etc... of...
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Suzanne Axelsson
21 feb. 20193 min läsning
Phronesis - an essential form of wisdom in the early years
I often see how teachers have an understanding of situations and a knowing of how to proceed that can be hard to define where this wisdom...
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Suzanne Axelsson
19 feb. 20193 min läsning
The Importance of Rest-time for Creativity
I have read about 18 things highly creative people do differently... and realised that all 18 of them I could check off... actually did...
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